Brighton Street Photography Walk/Workshop with Paul Russell

Brighton Street Photography Walk/Workshop with Paul Russell
This is a practical introduction to street photography suitable for beginners/intermediates, given by well-known street photographer Paul Russell (www.paulrussell.info).

It takes the form of an informal walk and discussions around Brighton (with around 3.5 hours walking/shooting and 1.5 hours sitting/discussion).

We will be attempting observational, candid street photography in the tradition of Cartier-Bresson and Garry Winogrand. This will involve taking candid photos – not asking people for portraits. Participants should bring a digital camera.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Spotting possible photo opportunities.
  
• How to take interesting photos including people, without using a telephoto.
  
• How to be discreet using body language/demeanour.
  
• Street photography camera techniques, e.g. zone focusing.
  
• Methods for overcoming photographers block.
  
• Learning to anticipate and make the most of interesting situations.
  
• What equipment to use.
  
• Legalities of street photography.

Date: 14 May 2016, 12 to 5 pm
A maximum of six participants. Price: £45

Contact paul@paulrussell.info for further details or just book using debit or credit card with the button at the very bottom of this post. As of today, 10 May 2016, there is one place available

Brighton is less than an hour from London Victoria by train, and we will be exploring some interesting areas, away from the usual photo spots.

About Paul Russell
I am one of 46 international photographers profiled in Thames & Hudson’s Street Photography Now book (the other photographers profiled include Martin Parr and Bruce Gilden).

I am a member of the In-Public street photography collective (www.in-public.com), and my work has been collected by the Museum of London. And … I am a former Brighton resident who shoots there regularly…

Please be wary of the growing number of street photography workshops given by people who like to take walks/workshops, but have scant credentials or track record in the genre!

Price: £45. Contact paul@paulrussell.info to book/further details.

Photo: Paul Russell, Amex Building, Brighton, 2013

Photo: Paul Russell, Western Road, Brighton, 2013

Photo: Paul Russell, Bond Street, Brighton, 2015

Photo: Paul Russell, Bournemouth

Photo: Paul Russell, Bristol

PAYMENT

Pay here: £45

Street photography from March 2016 - part 1 - London

Seven photos from March 2016 from London.

Clicking on the photos may give you bigger versions or a slideshow, depending on your set-up!

Stay tuned for more March photos...

[caption: Theatreland, Official Agent, tickets, London, queue, street photography]

[caption: Leicester Square, pizza, fast food, arrows, London, street photography]

[caption: wigs, flammable, Guys and Dolls, theatre, stage door, London]

[caption: scaffolding, hand, hoardings, Leicester Square, trees, climbing, London, street photography]

[caption: Neptune, fountain, London, Covent Garden, church]

[caption: Floral Street, Covent Garden, cone, street photography, London]

[caption: Blackfriars Road, bike, bicycle, cyclist, Nando's, tangerine, street photography, London]

Seven photos from February 2016 - street photography from London and Bath Spa

Here's seven photos from February 2016 from Bath Spa and London.

Clicking on the photos may make something happen, depending on your device/set-up...

[caption: London, drain, squiggle, pavement]

[caption: London, hospital, van, street photography]

[caption: Bath, hose, building, hi-vis, demolition]

[caption: Bath, pub, newspaper, beer, windowbox]

[caption: Bath, dog, supermarket, wagging tail, joy, street photography]

[caption: London, charity shop, artwork, painting, flower, animal welfare, never, Lower Marsh]

[caption: London, London Bridge Station, mop, street photography]

How to use your new digital SLR camera - DSLR lessons for beginners in Weymouth, UK

After running several Digital Photography For Beginners courses in Bournemouth for a social media company, I thought I'd offer tuition in my home town of Weymouth. Here's the details:

Lessons: General digital SLR photography (for beginners)

Aims: Getting to grips with your new digital camera and thinking creatively about photography.

For all subject matter, e.g. people, buildings, landscapes, plants, abstract. Learning through a series of tasks with a widely published and exhibited photographer.

Requirements: A digital SLR camera (or similar)

COURSE CONTENTS

(1) Identifying goals:
Establish what participants hope to get out of the lesson, why they are interested in photography, and what they are interested in photographing.

(2) Technical bits: the essential basics
Getting the right exposure
Shutter speed and aperture (f-stops), and the relationship between them.
Choosing which ISO to use.
Histograms, exposure compensation, blown highlights.
Focusing. How to throw the background out of focus (using depth of field)
Zone focusing; when to use manual focusing.

(3) Creative bits - if required!
Thinking creatively.
Rules of composition (e.g. rule of thirds), and breaking them.
Combining objects in the frame. Repeating elements; juxtapositions.
Learning to see; beauty in the mudane; the unusual in the everyday; different viewpoints.

Practicalities
- Price: £40
- Duration: one afternoon (2 to 5 pm)
- Lessons are individual, one-to-one!
- Lessons take place in Weymouth, UK

Get in touch:
e-mail: paul.russell99@btinternet.com
Mobile: 07563 926 186

About Paul Russell - www.paulrussell.info
I am a street photographer, and have exhibited in group shows in New York, London (Photofusion & The Museum of London), Berlin, Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Warsaw and Stockholm. I have had three solo shows in UK art centres/galleries

I am one of 46 photographers profiled in Thames & Hudson's Street Photography Now book.

My work is in the permanent collection of The Museum of London.

Ten from January 2016 - street photography from Brighton, Bath and Weymouth

Street photography from January 2016 from Brighton, Bath, Weymouth and Dorchester

Click on the photos for bigger versions/slideshow, etc. depending on your set-up. Thanks...

[caption: Exercise bike, Bournemouth, bins, trade refuse]

[caption: Chippy, Bournemouth, Harry Ramsden's, chips, dog, street photography]

[caption: Brighton, cross, flag, Western Road, street photography]

[caption: Brighton, alterations, traditional shop, dry cleaners, key cutting]

[caption: Bath Spa, dog, trolleys, Iceland, street photography, legs]

[caption: crow, Weymouth, dome, arch]

[caption: dog, Weymouth, beach, seaside street photography, pooh, fishing cage]

[caption: crow, Weymouth, fence, Weymouth, beach, seaside]

[caption: lorry, Iceland, Dorchester, night]

[caption: abandoned Christmas tree, Bath Spa, cliche, private]

Eight photos from December 2015 - from Brighton and Bath

Street photography from December 2015 from a few visits to Brighton, Bath and Dorchester...

Clicking on the photos may take you to a slideshow/bigger version, depending on your set-up...

[caption: Brighton, rabbits, street photography]

[caption: delicatessen, Bath, street photography]

[caption: Brighton, Christmas tree, bike, market, street photography]

[caption: Christmas, tinsel, barrier, car park, Brighton]

[caption: Dome, Brighton, parkour, dance, flown]

[caption: photographing, yellow, balloon, Brighton, street photography]

[caption: Dorchester, Christmas tree, lights, danger, 230V]

[caption: queue, Bath, Roman baths]

Six photos from November 2015 - Bath Spa, Bournemouth, Weymouth

I haven't updated this blog for a while, so trying to catch up here with six photos from November 2015:

[caption: Bournemouth, horses, rides, seaside, lorry]

[caption: Bath, packages, TNT, courier, delivery, stairs, street photography]

[caption: Bath, Abbey, Christmas market, hi-vis, building]

[caption: Bath, supermarket, dog]

[caption: Weymouth, crow, beach, seaside]

[caption: Weymouth, barriers, leaves, dog, beach, seaside]

Prints prints prints!

I have ONE of each of the following prints at 15 by 10 inches for just £15 inclusive of postage/packing for the UK, £20 for the rest of the world.

Email me on paul.russell99@btinternet.com for purchase details.

Prints look like this:

Format: Paper size: 15 by 10 inches. Unframed, unmounted, signed on reverse. Digital C-type print, printed on gloss Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Prints are despatched in sturdy poster tubes.

Eight from London, October 2015

Last month I took advantage of a special offer on the train and made a few trips up to London. When going to London over the past couple of years, I felt I’d got into a bit of a routine/rut of heading for the West End, so on my visits this month, I made a point of not going north of the river…

I had my left arm in a sling for this month due to a broken collar bone. Top tip - don't cycle while carrying loads of bags.